Lambourne is a

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in the

Epping Forest Epping Forest is a area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex. The main body of the forest stretches from Epping in the north, to Chingford on the edge of the London ...

district of

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

, England. It is located approximately 4.5 miles (7 km) South of

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and 5 miles (8 km) northwest of

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. It covers an area of , and in 2001 its population was 1,828, increasing to 2,013 at the 2011 Census.

History

Like much of the neighbouring area, Lambourne was thickly wooded in the

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with forest gradually being cleared for agriculture. A few remnants of the historic Hainault Forest are found in the southern fringe of the parish, and now form part of a country park. Its population was 505 in 1801 rising to 904 by 1841, remaining at about that level for the next century. Historically Lambourne was included in the

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of Ongar. It formed part of the

Ongar Rural District Ongar Rural District was a local government district in Essex, England from 1894 to 1955.
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from 1894 to 1955, and then

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until it became part of Epping Forest District in 1974.

Geography

The parish is mostly rural and agricultural, and lies in the valley of the

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which forms the northern boundary of the parish. The parish is mostly hilly, rising to above 100 metres in its centre. There is no actual village called Lambourne, the principal settlement being the village of

Abridge Abridge is a village in Essex, England. It is on the River Roding, southwest of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Epping Forest (district), Epping Forest and in the parliamentary constituency of Brentwood and Onga ...

in the far northwest of the parish, with the other main concentration of houses at the

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of Lambourne End to the south. A scattering of farms and houses is found throughout the rest of the parish. To the south of the parish, and extending into

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, is

Hainault Forest Country Park Hainault Forest Country Park is a Country Park located in Greater London, with portions in: Hainault in the London Borough of Redbridge; the London Borough of Havering; and in the Lambourne parish of the Epping Forest District in Essex. Geog ...

, managed by the

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. Postal addresses in the parish come under the RM4 postcode district of the

post town.

Landmarks

The medieval parish church of St Mary is in an isolated location next to the Hall, as is typical for Essex, rather than near a centre of population. It has an unusual Georgian internal remodelling. Lieutenant Colonel Amelius Lockwood, 1st Baron Lambourne, soldier and politician, is buried in the churchyard.

Transport

Stapleford Aerodrome Stapleford Aerodrome is an operational general aviation aerodrome in the Epping Forest (district), Epping Forest district of Essex, England, near the village of Abridge. It is about south of North Weald Airfield and north of Romford. The airf ...

is located in the east of the parish. Another aviation connection is its status as the location of LAM,LAM VOR
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navigational beacon which anchors the North East (NE) Arrival Stack for London

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Airport (ICAO: EGLL / IATA: LHR), which along with

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(BIG - SE Arrivals),

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, Hertfordshire (BNN - NW Arrivals) and

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(OCK - SW Arrivals) are London's main holds.

References

{{authority control Villages in Essex Civil parishes in Essex Epping Forest District